Mason Boys and Calves Reach Two Shows
Mason county 4H calves will enter Odessa and the 12th Annual Junior Livestock Show in San Francisco. Fight hundred steers, three years old, brought $60 each at Uvalde and head to grass in Oklahoma. J E Deats notes revival of Devil's Sink Hole interest near Rocksprings, urging local merchants to back a tourism push. A Baptist encampment is set for July 10 to 16 with Dr J M Dawson as speaker. A new WPA football field is being built at the high school in Menard for district use.
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Odessa
Texas
San Francisco
Cal
Mason County News
Uvalde
Oklahoma
J. E. Deats
So. Llano
W. C. Dever
Baptist Church
Melvin
J. M. Dawson
First Baptist Church
Waco
Menard Messenger
Ranch Talk Sun shines on Texas wool and mohair moves
Sunshine Matthews notes many Texas wool and mohair warehouse personnel changes. Kerrville sees T. E. Francis join Schreiner Wool & Mohair Commission Co. after April 30. San Angelo reports Beall Barbee moving to Texas Wool & Mohair Co. and Herman Diebitsch leaving to Hills & Oglesby. Rome Shield fills Barbee’s Blake ney post. Miles O’Daniel’s death leaves a vacancy at Wool Growers Central Storage Co. Sonora sees Bill Fields depart to Tom Richey. Fred Barwood to join Sutton county firm. Junction adds Kimble Wool & Mohair Co. manager Walker Ragsdale. Highland cattlemen call 1938 the year of the big clean up with 2900 carloads shipped from Marfa Valentine Alpine and Marathon. W B Mitchell says Highland stock quality improves with praise for the Chicago International Live Stock Show.
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Texas
Kerrville
T. E. Francis
Boston
Schreiner Wool & Mohair Commission Co
San Angelo
Beall Barbee
Joe B. Blakeney
Texas Wool & Mohair Co
Herman Diebitsch
Tom Richey
Fred Barwood
Sutton County
Junction
Walker Ragsdale
Kimble Wool & Mohair Co
Marfa
Valentine
Alpine
Marathon
W. B. Mitchell
Chicago
Hill Country Texas Rodeos And Mohair Talks Highlight July Plans
Lands won six prizes from 18 Herefords and cattle shipments from Uvalde area may double as dry weather persists. Rodeo dates set for Comfort July 2 and Kerrville July 3–4, Big Spring Reunion June 24–26. Mohair loan rate debates push 30–40 cent target. wool and mohair warehouses report substantial stock as 1938 figures guide pricing. San Angelo buys 3,600 mutton lambs for May delivery from San Saba pens.
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Washington
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association
C. W. Cunningham
Association
Cunningham
San Angelo
C. C. Bledsoe
San Saba
F. A. and
Goats Brought Prices at San Angelo Auction
Bledsoe remarks lambs heavy and ready for market. Rudy Vaughan of San Angelo Oscar Appelt Jr and others sold 2500 yearling and two year old mutton goats to C Bledsoe of San Angelo. Prices ranged two to two and a quarter dollars per head.
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Rudy Vaughan
San Angelo
Oscar Appelt, Jr
C. Bledsoe
Texas leads in cattle and Mohair vastly across the nation
Texas stands first among states in cattle, sheep and goats with 7 547 000 cattle and 8 920 000 sheep on January 1 last year. It accounts for four fifths of Angora goats and Mohair, has the largest military school at Texas A M College, and Corsicana hosted the first Texas oil refinery in 1897. Cotton remains the most valuable Texas crop with a 1936 value of 217 018 000 dollars and a 12 000 000 acre average crop.
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Texas
United States
Corsicana
Texas Facts: Height, Holidays, and Higher Education
Culberson and Brewster counties feature Guadalupe Peak and vast land area, Texas lists more than 600 towns and about 125 higher education institutions. The state claims three own legal holidays and the Capitol completed in 1888 costing 3 000 000 acres of public domain under the 1876 Constitution.
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Brewster County
Texas
Guadalupe Peak
Culberson County
Texas State Capitol
Texas crops sustain state economy and livelihoods
The crop grown in any one state sustains a livelihood for more people than any other single Texas industry. This statement highlights agriculture as a dominant economic and employment force within Texas.
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Texas
San Antonio Hog and Cattle Market Report Hints Steady Upswing
Hogs show top bids at 7.10 for 175 to 250 lb. prices fall to 6.50 6.85 for lighter weights and 6.60 to 7.10 for 250 to 300 lb. Sows 6.25, feeders 6.00 to 6.25. Cattle receipts 1000 salable. calves 1200. Steers mixed with some at 7.50 8.50 and a 1010 lb load at 7.50. medium to good bulls 5.50 6.00. Culls 4.50 4.75. slaughter calves 7.50 9.00. Sheep slow. ewes steady near 4.00. goats 4.00.
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Kansas
R. W. Faust
Comfort Rodeo Association
Joe Pacheck
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Comfort
Dolph Briscoe
Ozona
Sonora
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W. F. Hausmann
Jack Sloan
J. A. Dickerson
William Kuykendall
Bledsoe
Texas A & M College
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Connecticut
West Texas Utilities Company
George Harris
West Texas
Jack White
Hotel Plaza
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